Misinformation isn’t just about lies. Lies are ordinary. Commonplace. Anyone can generate a lie, even a potent one. But it’s the rare practitioners of misinformation who can successfully suppress the facts that compete with their untruths. Mere lying is amateur hour. Silencing the voices of those who might disagree—that’s the hallmark of a serious, dangerous, misinformation campaign.
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Source: The Trump Administration’s Misinformation Machine | Scientific American Blog